User blog comment:Lordsunflash/Submission and Rebellion/@comment-70.171.46.84-20110425191855

Pertinax ran swiftly through the forest until he came to the medical tent, discovering his commander within.

"My Lord...."

Commodus rose his paw in silence then spoke in a hoarse voice.

"The die is cast."

"My Lord?"

"The die has been cast and the last word has been spoken for the sake of our cause. In the land of my birth I was praised, worshiped even. Yet here, in the land I only wished to cleanse of evil and misery, I have been labeled a tyrant, a terrible evil that wishes to bring naught but death to the land. We have been attacked, without reason, by creatures we only offered safety to, my own son has fallen a victim to their frenzied raids; and now he lies here, weak and diseased."

A moment of silence ensues before Commodus continues, turning his head to Pertinax

"And you have arrived here with haste and urgency. What news do you bring me?"

"Poor I am afraid. It seems Claudius has committed deeds against our cause. attacking creatures without reason and diverting the blame to the ones he killed."

"Mayhap his actions are not without reason."

"Please continue, Lord, your words only confuse me." "We have arrived in a corrupt land that denies all offerings of help, and has returned these charities with violence. Perhaps we have no choice but to respond likewise."

"But sir! Our cause has been great and well-received in other lands. Where we not the ones who saved countless from the evils of their homes? If we were to do such a radical change we would only suffer! No beast would follow such a tyrannical cause!"

Commodus turns away from his son and back to Pertinax

"Would we? We have altered the minds of many with our diplomacy, yet our forces are not all so......virtuous."

"Keep your mind!"

"My mind has not been changed, yet my heart has felt the cold blade this land holds, and it has been peirced, allowing my true nature to enter and take hold."

"But we have done great deeds, helped others who would have died and suffered were it not for us!"

Commodus strikes out, lashing Pertinax across the chest and knocking him to the ground.

"Your wise for your age, Pertinax, yet diplomacy is not always the answer. As a great leader once said "Peace through superior firepower" In these words I now find wisdom."

''Pertinax leaps to his feet, realizing the maddness that has overtaken his Emperor. he flees from the tent, taking his patrol far into the woods as the vermin of Claudius's command chase after them.''